UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 29, 2016 (June 23, 2016)
WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS ELECTRIC COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Massachusetts | 0-7624 | 04-1961130 |
(State or other jurisdiction of organization) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
300 Cadwell Drive Springfield, Massachusetts | 01104 |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (413) 785-5871
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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Section 2
Financial Information
Item 2.03
Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.
On June 23, 2016, Western Massachusetts Electric Company, doing business as Eversource Energy (“WMECO”), issued $50 million aggregate principal amount of its 2.75% Senior Notes, Series H, due 2026 (the “Series H Notes”) to institutional accredited investors in a private placement exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The Series H Notes were issued under the Eighth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of June 1, 2016, between WMECO and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee, supplementing the Indenture between WMECO and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as successor Trustee, dated as of September 1, 2003, as previously supplemented (as supplemented by the Eighth Supplemental Indenture, the “Indenture”).
Section 9
Financial Statements and Exhibits
Item 9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)
Exhibits.
Exhibit Number | Description |
4.1 | Eighth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of June 1, 2016, between WMECO and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee (the “Supplemental Indenture”) |
4.2 | Form of Series H Note (included as Exhibit A to the Supplemental Indenture incorporated by reference herein as Exhibit 4.1). |
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS ELECTRIC COMPANY
(Registrant)
June 29, 2016
By:
/s/ PHILIP J. LEMBO
Philip J. Lembo
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Number | Description |
4.1 | Eighth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of June 1, 2016, between WMECO and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee (the “Supplemental Indenture”) |
4.2 | Form of Series H Note (included as Exhibit A to the Supplemental Indenture incorporated by reference herein as Exhibit 4.1). |